(553) Kundry Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 December 1904 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Kundry is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsKundryKundry

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kundry is 2.44 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number553
Provisional designationA904 YA
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter9.01 km (#5,751 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.287
Rotation period12.6 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)12.39
Orbital period3.33 years
Semi-major axis2.23 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.99 – 2.48 au
Eccentricity0.110
Inclination5.39°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.999 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

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